Willie, I had to replace mine with new inner fenders from the parts place because the originals we cracked. I would be tempted to use the nos first. If they ever crack you can always use the parts place replacements. Just my opinion..... You can ship the nos ones to me if you want.... Your Monte is looking good.
John, I just bought the column from Mike B, he said that his car was a manual and I re-installed it in my automatic floor shift with no problem so I think they are the same. Maybe someone else can confirm.
I tested mine with my sump pump back-up battery. My problem was once back in the car half didn't work and even when I rotated them they still didn't want to work. I didn't have enough room behind the cluster. I ended up replacing mine with new sockets and all new 194 bulbs. Good luck
In a tire size comparison, The 255 seems to be the closest in height to the original 215/70r15 for the speedo reading, the 245 reads a bit slower. The 255 10" wide versus 9.6" for the 245. I think I will try the 245 and see what happens. Thanks
Arron, so you had 245's on your old SS and 255's on the new SS. Is there much difference?? Any clearance issues with the 255's? What size would you recommend or purchase if you were going to replace the tires on your car??
Thanks Arron, no handling or drivablity issues? I'm trying to figure out how old my tires are in another post. The tires are 22570R15 so I think the are to tall. Thanks again
I just bought the streeing column from Mike B from his 72, he built a wood crate and bolted it to crate and then boxed it. It arrived and UPS must have really tossed it hard because it broke loose and was all scratched up. So make sure you get your parts as protected as possible.